Why? They are just gloves! Lots of athletes in winter sports are wearing gloves.

What's so abhorrent about gloves?

Sure but those are for practicality! They just look ridiculous on men - like tights do. Gloves are fine to wear when you are practicing for four hours but you don't need them when skating in a warm arena for four and a half minutes. They look especially awful when they have feathers and sequins on them!